Crime & Safety
Provisional Village Police Chief Passes Civil Service Exam
Having received a passing score, Tom Cummings can now officially be installed as chief.
He needed a score of just 70 to pass, but Thomas Cummings recently learned he got a 94 on the Civil Service exam for police chief, meaning he will now be officially appointed Southampton Village's chief, after serving in that capacity for nearly a year on a provisional basis.
The Village Board appointed Cummings back on June 9 to replace former Chief , who left the village's employ to take the same job with the .
He received the grade about a week ago, Cummings said Tuesday following a Village Board meeting. He had passed the exam twice before, but those scores had expired, requiring him to take the test again.
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Mayor Mark Epley, who is the police commissioner, said Tuesday that the Village Board will schedule a vote soon to promote Cummings from provisional police chief, to chief.
Cummings added that more news for the village police came down the pike Tuesday — the New York State Commission of Corrections certified that the ' adult holding cells and juvenile holding areas are 100 percent in compliance with regulations.
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Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified which agency certified the police headquarters. It was was New York State Commission of Corrections, not the Suffolk County Department of Corrections.
